mar·su·pi·al·ize
or chiefly Brit mar*su*pi*al*ise vt, -ized or chiefly Brit -ised -iz*ing or chiefly Brit -is*ing : to open (as the bladder or a cyst) and sew by the edges to the abdominal wound to permit further treatment (as of an enclosed tumor) or to discharge pathological matter (as from a hydatid cyst) .
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